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QUESTION 6(a)
GS4
10 marks

“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If not, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.” — Swami Vivekananda. What does this quotation mean to you?

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What the examiner wants

Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If not, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.” — Swami Vivekananda. What does this quotation mean to you?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Vivekananda philosophy on Compassion.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so≈35 words
  2. 2If not, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.” — Swami Vivekananda≈35 words
  3. 3What does this quotation mean to you?≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Interpret the concept/quotationExplain the ethical reasoningUse contrasting examplesConnect to public-service conductBalanced conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Vivekananda philosophy on Compassion without directly resolving: ““Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “If not, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.” — Swami Vivekananda.”

Value addition

  • Value–stakeholder–action triangle or ethics matrix
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

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